Speed blogging. Very limited Internet connection, and our van is about to shuttle us to Motueka to start the riding for the day. Yesterday, we rode from Pecton to Okiwi Bay.
Thrill of the day: a cormorant rookery in a tree. At least a dozen or more totally unconcerned about the gaggle of humans staring at them. The Kiwis call them shags. And, yes, we saw a couple of shags shagging (no, I didn't photograph it).
Mystery of the day: what were a bunch of starfish doing smashed all over the road at 314 m elevation?
Scenery of the day: gorgeous coastline along Queen Charlotte Sound.
End of the day: Okiwi Bay. A long hard climb, followed by a lovely descent marred only by numerous potholes and road slips. And a sudden steep hill right at the end. This is a view of the bay from just past the summit on the main hill.
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